LUMIN WANG
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Lumin Wang
Joan Iverson Nassauer, FASLA, FCELA
(734)834-0344
Professor,
wlumin@umich.edu
BIO-STATEMENT Lumin is willing to engage her life-long career in creating and exploring diversified landscape
School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan Phone: 734-763-9893 Email: nassauer@umich.edu
to help improve life quality and natural environment. Lumin is also interested in using sustainable design methods and technologies to solve environmental issues and contribute to ecological restoration.
Robert Grese Professor, School of Natural Resources & Environment
EDUCATION 2012 - 2015, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment (Ann Arbor, MI) Master of Landscape Architecture, May 2015 2008 - 2012, Beijing Forestry University College of Landscape Architecture (Beijing, China) Bachelor of Engineering, Landscape Architecture, June 2012
WORKING EXPERIENCE 2014 Jun-Aug
Design Intern, Costal Management Resources LLC (Lake Arrowhead, CA)
University of Michigan Phone: 734-763-0645 Email: bgrese@umich.edu
Isaac Brown Director of Conservation Planning, Coastal Management Resources Phone: 909.336.9117 ext. 313 Email: isaac@cojo-jalama.com
2014 Feb-May Student Designer, Tahquamenon Logging Museum (Newberry, MI) 2011 Jun-Aug
Design Intern, Landscape Architecture Planning and Design Institution of Henan Agricultural University (Zhengzhou, China)
LANGUAGE Chinese (Native Speaker) English
SKILLS AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, 3ds Max, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, Wordpress, Hand-drawing
TABLE OF CONTENT Planning and Urban Design 1
Green Express Way Metropolitan Design for Shenzhen, China
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Midtown Art Center Urban Design for Detroit, Michigan
Sustainable Design and Ecological Restoration 11 Interactive Neighborhood Residential Design for the Suburbia of Ann Arbor, Michigan
15 Pollinating Path Planting Design for Mathaeii Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan
19 Continuation of Agricultural Lands Ecological Restoration for Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan
23 Pollinator Network Suitability Analysis for Huron River Watershed with GIS
Model and Art 25 Hope Rising Memorial Physical Model for Detroit RIverfront, Michigan
26 Leafy Path Art Installation for Mathaeii Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
27 Fine Art Inkpen and Watercolor
Green Express Way
Design Sun-Qing Area as Natural Resources for Shenzhen, China
Summary •
Location: Shenzhen, China
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Area: 25km (6177.6 Acre)
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Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
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The site is located in Luohu District, in Shenzhen China. It consists of ware-
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The design aims to create a better living environment for the residents in
The site in 2045 would also provide natural resources for the migrating birds by creating and connecting wetland and woodland birds habitats.
house, urban villages, commercial area and railroad.
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The design will build green bridges between green space and urban
2045, when the population of the site would increase by 50%. The lower
villages. Those green express way will connect the green spaces and also
building density and more green space would contribute the improvement
connect wildlife habitat. Building green bridges would also help increase
of life quality, especially for the urban villagers.
people’s accessibility to surrounding green space.
Master Plan
Site Analysis SQ
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The location of SQ is on the way wetland birds migrating from Hongkong to the north.
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It is also located between two pieces of green space, where woodland birds would stop.
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WETLAND BIRDS MIGRATING
SQ could be an environmental resource for migrating birds, providing
WOODLAND BIRDS MIGRATING
food and habitat for birds that stop by and take a rest. •
Building green bridges will connect the green spaces and also connect wildlife
SHENZHEN
habitats. HONGKONG WETLAND BIRDS HABITAT
Walking System for Urban Villages
Bird Migrating in SQ
Conceptual Map
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Urban Village Concept Zoomed-in Plan
Lower the building density to build more green space
Before Building
Green Space
Recreational Area
After Building
Green Space
Green Roof
Recreational Area
Wetland Birds Habitat
Green Bridge
Railway Subway
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Garage
Wetland Birds Habitat
City Road
Urban Village - Green Bridge Design Ecological Function
Human Activity
Context
Build wetland bird habitat at the ends of the bridge
The Green Bridge shorten the distance between residential
to attract wetland birds.
area and the public park. The recreational spaces on the bridge are attractions to the residents.
Wetland Bird Habitat
Wetland Bird Habitat
New Urban Village
Honghu Park
Recreational Space
Shenzhen-Guangzhou Railway
Intimate Platform • Sitting and watching trains
Amphitheater • Music • Show
Art Gallery • Sculptures • Art
Cafe
Hollow Looking traffic
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Urban Village - Residential Towers
Green Roof • Grass and shrub for wildlife
Restaurant • Restaurants and cafe with outdoor seating Wetland • Providing rest spot for migrating birds • Stormwater collection • Recreation
Second Floor with Green Roof
Second Floor Platform
First Floor with Green Roof Wetland
Restaurant
Residential Towers
Commercial Street
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Ground Level
Commercial Street
Second Floor Platform • Restaurants and cafe. • Seating areas. • Entrance to Residential Towers.
Commercial Street • Shaded space with fountains for pedestrians • Retails for the residents
Residential Towers
Commercial Street
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Midtown Art Center
Urban Development for Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Sculpture Garden Outdoor Education Space • Performance at day • Movie projected on the wall at night
Fountain
Exhibiting Gallery • Paintings and drawings will be hung on the glass wall • Plants are planted between the walls
Courtyard
Mike Kelly House • Movable mid-west house • A display area of MOCAD
M-1 Station
Summary •
Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Area: 2.2 Hectare (5.5 Acre)
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
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The site is the block where MOCAD is located. It is in Midtown Detroit and it and entertainment district, over the years the area has become associated more with parking and its in-between spaces than as a place unto itself.
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The concept of the project is to create an art center in Detroit, which will connect MOCAD and art galleries in Sugar Hill Historic District.
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The design includes outdoor educational space, exhibiting space and parking lots for MOCAD and new commercial buildings for the art district.
is a part of Sugar Hill Historic District. Sugar Hill has a storied history as an arts •
Since the future M1 Rail would have a station for the district, new entrance for MOCAD on Woodward Ave is needed. New circulation system and greenway system will be designed to connect the existing ones.
Site Inventory
Masterplan Sugar Hill Historic District
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Retails Permanent Exhibiting Area
Site
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MOCAD
Temporary Exhibiting Area
Residential Commercial Parking Lot
Site Analysis
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Residential Buildings
MOCAD
MOCAD Commercial Parking Lot
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Connection
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Residential
Art Gallery Detroit Artists Market
Art Center M1 Station
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Art Buildings
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Retails
Mike Kelly House
Space Outdoor Theater
Retails
Art Buildings
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Fountain & Sculpture Garden
Green Space
Stormwater
Exhibiting Area
Circulation G R N NAMDI GALLERY
MIKE KELLY HOUSE MOCAD
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M1
Entrance of Exhibiting MOCAD Gallery
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Interactive Neighborhood
Sustainable Residential Landscape Design in Suburbia
Summary •
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Area: 1.3 Hectare (3.2 Acre)
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
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The project aims to design a transforming suburbia. It will increase the resi-
By turning one third of their backyard to semi public space and connecting it with the community park, the residents will have easier access to the
community park more often.
playscape and the sitting area.
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The nearby households share one space and determine its use.
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People can work in the shared community garden at the street in front of their houses and grow their favorite flowering plants.
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dents’ communication by bringing them to work together and by using the
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The stormwater system helps with collecting rainwater in the underground storage. The water can be used for irrigation, which is ecologically sustainable.
Master Plan
Strategies Bioswale
Community Park
Path
Community Garden
Shared Community Garden Detailed Designed Yard
Community Shared Space
Soccer Field
Basketball Court
Bioswale Community Shared Space
Option A Sandbox
Option C Outdoor Theater
Option B Outdoor Kitchen
Option D Sitting Area
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Detailed Residential Design Detailed Plan
Sustainable Residential Design
Rain Garden Outdoor Living room Pool
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Bioswale
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1/3 Community Shared Garden
A-A’ Section
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1/3 Private Backyard
1/3 Semi-public Space
Increase people’s communi-
Use plants and walls to keep
Increase people’s use of
cation by working together.
people’s privacy.
community park.
Community Shared Garden
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Pollinating Path
Planting Design for Ecological Resilience and Aesthetic Linkage of Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Area: 1.3 Hectare (3.2 Acre)
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Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
Site Inventory
Concept
Dead Trees should be removed and the new plants should be deer resistant and have aesthetic value.
A private pollinator garden needs to be designed for the care-taker’s house. Planting design for the parking lot and biking path
Create multiple pollinator gardens to attract more pollinators.
WET SEDGE AREA MANAGED BY FIRE APPLE ORCHARD REMNANT
LAWN RO RD
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Existing Plants
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Summary
TALL SHRUBS LAWN
TALL GRASS
PICNIC AREA BERM PRIVATE GARDEN
STORMWATER PARKING LOT
LAWN
DYING BLUE SPRUCE
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WALNUTS DRIVE TO UM CAMPUS FARM
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TO PA RK IN
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Master Plan
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5 1 2 1 Biking Line
6 3
2 Berm
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3 Matrix 4 Pollinator Garden
8 5 Screening 6 Field 7 Picnic Area 8 Wet Pollinator Garden 9 New Parking Lot 10 Bioswale
Road
Biking Line
Berm
Pollinator Garden
Residential Yard
Field
New Parking lot & Bioswale
Existing Parking Lot
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Bioswale Design for Parking Lot
Wedgeleaf coreopsis
Canada anemone
Green-head coneflower
Common yarrow Canada anemone Wedgeleaf coreopsis Green-head coneflower Big bluestem Switchgrass
New Parking Lot
Bioswale
Existing Parking Lot
20 ft wide Plants for bioswale must be flood, drought tolerant and deer resistant.
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Switchgrass
Bigbluestem
Common yarrow
Construction Drawings Grading Plan of New Parking Lot
Details of the Bridge over the Bioswale
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Continuation of Agricultural Lands
Ecological Design and Restoration for Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI
Summary •
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Area: 9.9 Hectare (24.5 Acre)
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Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
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The design is inspired by the form of Agricultural lands in mid-west US and
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Kalamazoo. •
Demonstration garden and hop gardens are showing the materials to produce beer.
the meander shape of hops. It shows the natural history of the site and •
Integration with the proposed expansion of the Kalamazoo River Valley
The sustainable design process includes rain gardens to manage storm-
Trail that will allow employees and visitors to more easily reach the brew-
water and wetlands to treat waste water.
ery via bicycle or on foot.
Concept
Concept 1 Midwest agricultural land
Midwest Land Form
Hop Head
Master Plan
Concept 2 Beer & circulation
Hop Garden Prairie
Rain Garden
Demonstration Garden
Concept 3 Combination
Wetland
Detention Pond
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Wetland
Stormwater System
Detention Pond
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Clean Water
STORMWATER
UNDERGROUND PIPE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER
Anaerobic Digester
Wetland
DETENTION POND
Water Storage Irrigation
Beer Brewery
Waste Water
Demonstration Garden Design Concept
Sugar Maple Visitors
Demonstration Garden
Wheat Growing Process
Wheat
Brewery
Employees
Beer
Barley Growing Process
Blue Spruce Sweet Cherry Barley
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Pollinator Network
Suitability Analysis of Future Pollinator Garden along Huron River Watershed
High Biodiversity
Summary •
Location: Huron River Watershed in Ann Arbor, Dexter, Ypsilanti
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Aug 2014 - Oct 2014
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Goals: Find out suitable places along Huron River watershed to
Based on the Michigan Natural Features Inventory, these areas contain higher than normal biodiversity and should be prioritized for additional protection and conservation efforts.
build pollinator gardens. Benefits: •
Add visual interest
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Enhance visitors’ experience of nature
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Reduce the area of mow grass - lower maintenance
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Benefit a wide range of other wildlife
Hydric Soil
Land Use
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Habitats of Pollinators
Humming Bird
Forage with High bio-diversity
Forest Margins
Hydric soils can indicate current or historic wetland cover, highlight riparian and flood plain areas, and may also indicate areas devoid of development due to unsuitable soil drainage.
Riparian Areas
Existing Recreation Area Ecological Resources
Bird Butterfly Host-plants
Conservation Areas
Butterfly Stormwater basins Bee Nest Sites Honey Bee
15% Road Edges
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Highlights regionally important corridors, green spaces and conservation areas.
Grassland Herbaceous
Suitability Map for Pollinator Gardens along Huron River Watershed
The analysis progress is decided by the six factors. These factors take 20% Woodlands, grasslands, and other non-developed open spaces. This connectivity analysis shows existing or potential habitat corridors based on a 1/4 mile connectivity factor.
different weights based on their importance to the pollinator habitat. When pollinator gardens are built along Huron River, they will form a network. It will attract more pollinators
Wetland Herbaceous
to the recreation areas and conservation areas.
20% Wet meadows, wooded wetlands, and other wetland land cover types. Connectivity analysis shows existing or potential habitat corridors based on a 1/8 mile connectivity factor.
Stream
20% Streams provide important recreation, environmental, and habitat benefits. The stream channels and a 1/8 mile buffer provide critical benefits to a region’s ecological systems.
Pollinator Garden Pollinator Flying Route
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Hope Rising Memorial
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Physical Model for Detroit Riverfront -- A Memorial for the Automobile Industry of Detroit
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Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Area: 0.57 Hectare (1.4 Acre)
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2012
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Industrial Area
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Detroit River
Transitional Area
Land of Hope
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Leafy Path
Environmental Art Installation for Matthaei Botanical Gardens •
Group Project with Pete Wildin, Angela Cesere and Chen Lu.
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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Sep. 2012
Model
Installation
Concept
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Fine Art Ink Pen Drawing
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The Pavilion in School Garden, BJ FU, China
Chinese Classical Garden, Suzhou, China
Media: Ink Pen Date: May, 2010 Size: 8x11 inches
Media: Ink Pen Date: April, 2010 Size: 8x11 inches
Watercolor Painting
Small Bridge, Zhuozheng Yuan Garden, Suzhou, China
Waterfront
Media: Watercolor Date: November, 2009 Size: 11x17 inches
Media: Watercolor Date: December, 2009 Size: 11x17 inches
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